Betrayed

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is near; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal.
When it was evening, he took his place with the twelve; and while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” And they became greatly distressed and began to say to him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” He answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born.” Judas, who betrayed him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” He replied, “You have said so.” Matthew 26:17-25 

Betrayed

Dear God of sunlight and deep darkness
you have shaped the world to turn
season after season you remind us
that everything is constantly changing.

Yet we want solid trustworthy lives
we have been betrayed by our bodies
we are susceptible to the scary virus
and as we age we are more vulnerable.

We have been betrayed by many others
those who would put money before life
those who would seek fame at all costs
yet you are always constant and kind.

Help us to be faithful in dark days
give us the strength to turn and repsent
empower us to be mercy and light
so that your love is a beacon for all. Amen